Dear John, I Love Jane

A former military wife falls in love at age 69. A college student
with a long-distance boyfriend feels drawn to a classmate. A former
Mormon housewife tries to understand her changing sexuality. What makes
the stories in Dear John, I Love Jane unique is that they all deal with
women leaving men for women. The anthology, co-edited by Candace Walsh
and Laura André, contains 27 essays that explore the fears, joys and
consequences of this choice. “I think women have been…leaving
heterosexuality for a gay identification since the beginning of time,”
Walsh says. “For the first time, women are able to see themselves in a
context that sort of supports how they feel instead of feeling just
weird.” Several of the book’s contributors are still married to their
husbands, Walsh confides: Some have adopted open marriages, while others
lead secret lives and write under pseudonyms. After the reading, Rouge
Cat offers free admission to attendees.